I have all models except those marked with an * asterisk and I am looking for each of them and have some swaps.

This is all I have personally found and collected the Winter of 2016. If you know of anything I've missed please let me know especially with a photo.
Undoubtedly there are other makers who have made Bristol or Bristol engined models. Collecting these models can be a very expensive exercise, so the best of luck!

At the bottom of these lists I have given all the current details I have on the various makers and producers. If you have any more info, or models
for sale, please let me know.

THE MODEL MAKERS

ASC RACING
A Portuguese small quantity maker of handbuilt models, of whom I have annoyingly lost the details.

BIG RIVER MODELS
Made in Australia, there are many different colour versions of the 401, Metallic Maroon, Metallic Charcoal, Metallic Dark Blue,
Metallic Dark Green, Metallic Light Blue, Metallic Light Green, Silver, Gold, Cream, Cherry Red. They will also paint models to order so
that Bristol owners can have the same colour as their own car. In addition to the 401 there is a 404 and at the time of writing both a 402
and 405 are on the drawing board. NOTE: Bristols may not be shown on the website but they do have stock, so email for details.
Their website is currently being upgraded but owner John Halcrow can be emailed direct.

BIZARRE MODELS
Bizarre Models are made in Japan and they produce 8 different 450's. Some are just different racing number decals to represent cars driven
at Le Mans by different pairs of drivers. The 450's are listed with pictures in the Le mans section of their website. Bizarre also produced
a range of Bristol Engined Frazer Nash Models, which are also listed on their website.

BUDGIE
The first Budgie models were introduced in the early 1960s. The manufacturer was based in London and made diecast models in 1/43rd scale and
smaller. These models were rather simple, for instance they had no interior detail. Some of the models were made until the 1980s: a 1/43rd
scale London taxi, a 1/55th scale Rolls Royce Silver Cloud and a 1/76th scale AEC Routemaster double decker which was also sold in large numbers
at London souvenir shops. Until 1966, the Budgie range was owned by Morestone Models, later by a company called H. Seener Ltd. After 1985 Seener
continued to produce the models in slightly altered form under the "Seerol" name until the late 1990s.

BUM Slot (Barcelona Universal Models)
Was started in November 1993 as a distributor of military and fantasy lead made scale models. In April 1994 they added the distribution in Spain of
the English slot car company MRRC. In 1995 they started their own line of slot cars with a metallic chassis and resin body. The first one was the
awesome Mercedes 196 S (1954), and it was followed by the Lancia D50 and the 1937 Auto Union (record hunter), all of them had never been done
before. It is in the owner tradition to do things in the right way, he has been four times European champion plus other important results during
his long slot car racer life (he started in 1977) and was the founder of U.E.S. (Union Europea Slot) until his retirement in 1985.
In Sport- Prototypes, Porsche 90813 and Alfa Romeo 33T3, from the beginning of the 70´s, Jaguar D winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1955,
Matra 670c , and the first own plastic injection the WOLF WR-1. BUMSLOT only builds a limited number of cars of every model, 300 each of every
decoration and this is certified. So, if you buy any of these wonderful cars, you will be part of the very exclusive group of BUM slot cars
owners.

CHARBENS
Continuing with the new introductions in the 1955 catalogue, numbers 32 to 34 were three racing cars which are some of the most sought after
Charbens models. They were all copies of contemporary Dinky Toys (even including their colour schemes) but were unusual in being hollow cast
in lead. This made them an extraordinary anachronism in 1955, harking back to the toys of twenty years earlier. Charbens had embraced
diecasting with open arms in 1946, and had re-tooled many of their pre-war lead toys to use the new technique - so why did they choose to go
back to the antiquated hollow cast method for these three toys? Perhaps recent memories of the zinc ban made them nervous of having all their
eggs in one basket, or perhaps their diecasting capacity was fully used with the new Old Crocks series so that lead production was a way of
getting more new toys onto the market. Anyhow, the racing cars are nicely made, even though they are not original designs, and are very hard
to find now. In the 1962 catalogue they were also offered in a "Grand Prix Set", containing four cars and six mechanics. Each car had number
transfers (different numbers can be found) and the drivers had white overalls. Wheels were solid rubber, of a type found on some other Charbens
items, but also on some of the Lone Star Modern Army series - useful to know if your racing car lacks a wheel or two, since scrap examples of
the Modern Army series are reasonably easy to find and cheap. The rubber wheels were obviously bought in by Charbens from a contract supplier.
All three models had CHARBENS & CO MADE IN ENGLAND cast underneath.

CHESHIRE MODELS
The couple behind the Cheshire Models make appear to have emigrated to Australia in the early 1990's. Nothing is known of any other models they
may have made.

CONQUEST MODELS
Conquest Models were manufactured by SMTS for Henk van Asten of Holland who traded as you say under the name of Daimler House. The master for the Greyhound was made by Pete Kenna who has bought it back and is now making Greyhounds under his own name.
Conquest Models were manufactured by SMTS for Henk van Asten of Holland who traded under the name of Fa. Daimler House of Holland. They are slightly
lighter than the Brooklin 1957 but have better detail and are possibly amongst the best 1:43 1957 model ever produced. The master for the Greyhound
was made by Pete Kenna who bought it back and is now making Greyhounds under his own name.

DINKY
Dinky Toys were diecast model cars in about 1/43rd scale made by the well-known Meccano toy company in Liverpool (England) and Bobigny (France)
from 1934. In the course of the decades the level of detail of these models, which were originally intended as accessories for model railways,
became better and better. Production in France ceased in 1973, but several French models were produced in Spain for some years more. The English
branch had to close down in 1981. In the 1980s Matchbox bought the rights the use the name of "Dinky" and made a range of 1/43rd collectible
scale models of classic cars from the 1940s to the 1960s under this name from 1988 to the mid-1990s, the "Dinky Collection".

LANSDOWNE MODELS
A series of 1/43rd scale white metal models of British cars from the 1930s to the 1970s has been released in the Lansdowne range, made by
Brooklin Models, since 1993. Brooklin Models was founded in Canada in 1974, but is now based in Bath (England) and has become a leading
manufacturer of 1/43rd scale handbuilt modelcars. The Brooklin main range, existing since the 1970s, consists of models of classic American
cars, but in the course of time several other series have been introduced, besides Lansdowne e.g. Robeddie (Swedish cars) or U.S. Model Mint.
The models are carefully hand-finished, and the average production run for a model over a five year period rarely exceeds 3000 units.
Website and complete gallery Brooklin/Lansdowne Models

MIKANSUE
Mikansue white metal kits appeared in 1973 and ran up to 1989 and were produced by Mike & Sue Richardson. Little is known about MIKANSUE
but they produced 154 model kits over their 16 year span, including some rare models.

MMK MODELS
MMK are a small French company specialising in a top class range of hand-built resin models of classic Le Mans cars, in ready-to-run and kit form.
RTR cars are produced under the names MMK, SlotFrance, and Hors. All cars are limited to between 200 and 300 units only. All are hand
made rare cars. The TKP range of kits are available as very well cast pre-painted bodykits or as Complete kits with all running gear needed to get
them on track! I can't find a relevant website but World Classics had a stock in May 2008 - worldclassics

MORESTONE - COOPER BRISTOL
Budgie Toys have a bit of a tangled history, since these diecasts are firmly linked to the Morestone name; other allied references are Modern
Products, Mobile Vehicle and ESSO. The background to Budgie is straightforward enough, though, with Messrs Morris and Stone forming an eponymous
company and dealing in the distribution of toys. Time passed and the pair deemed it desirable to market their own line: for this they enlisted
the help of Modern Products.

This production was duly added to under the (confusing) name of ESSO: the gimmick here, rather like Benbros with its little television set shaped
boxes, was that of petrol pump packaging. Two scales were made, one in 1:72 to get into the Dublo, Lone*Star and Matchbox market whilst a bigger
scale was also marketed to retail lorries and trucks.

Budgie Toys finally appeared in 1959 and the earliest models were cunningly enough simply re-issues of Morestone /Modern Products stock. A coupe
of years later Morestone was bought out by Guiterman; this company itself went under in the mid-sixties but fortunately Modern Products soldiered
on with the Budgie brand. Concurrently, souvenirs were manufactured for London outlets, which helped buoy sales. When Modern Products finally bit
the dust in 1983, a company called Starcourt continued production of the tourist souvenirs and saw to it that the
Budgie name did not quite die out.

Today’s notable Budgie models are not unsurprisingly connected with London and you’ll find taxi-cabs, buses and coaches. The range was not
extensive, encompassing as it did the more workaday road vehicles, but there’s still enough for the collector. Cars are few and far between,
though, but there is a racing Mercedes out there, not to mention the famous Supercar model.

MPH MODELS
About MPH Models - MPH Models was named after Tim Dyke's beloved Riley MPH, which he owned from the early seventies to the late eighties.
Tim started modelling in his teenage years, greatly encouraged by a father and elder brother, Tony, who were both excellent craftsmen in this field.
MPH Models, founded in 1987 by Tim Dyke, a chartered accountant and long time enthusiastic competitor in Motor Sport, ran until 2006.
Its special theme was Le Mans, from 1949 to 1965. Its aim was to offer very detailed and accurate models, in 1/43rd scale, of the significant
and interesting cars that ran in the 24 hour race, in editions of 20 originally, and later in editions of 25 examples. 63 subjects were covered,
58 from Le Mans, 3 road cars, 1 from both the Mille Miglia and the Targa Florio. 24 marques were featured, and all the years between 1949
(the first post war race) and 1965 carried a representative. The odd man out was from 1938, the fantastic Alfa Romeo 2900B - no apologies, it
had to be done!
Qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1964, Tim spent some time in the profession, including a year in Jamaica, before joining the Pottery Industry
in Stoke on Trent, running two companies, and as Marketing Director of another, before tiring of the rat race at the grand old age of 47. At this
stage in his life he found again his old enthusiasm for model cars, and decided to turn his long-held hobby into a business. His brother, Tony, had
recently retired from the family business and joined him, insisting he be referred to as "apprentice!", despite having taught his younger brother
most of what he knew in the field of models.
The discovery of white metal kits offering subjects one would never have seen in the world of Dinky and Corgi toys, re-ignited the enthusiasm, with
the only downside being the difficulty of working with the dreaded white metal, being easily distorted and invariably having difficult-to-erase
surface imperfections. As soon as polyurethane resin, a vastly superior material, made its entry into the model car world, Tim saw an opportunity
to create a business.
Plenty of people were covering different areas , but no one seemed to specialise in the immediate post war years at Le Mans, a period that had
helped to initiate his appetite for Motor Sport, along with navigating for his brother Tony in Rallies from an early age. At first the policy was
to build to a good standard, looking for potential improvements to readily accessible kits by utilising add-on parts availble in the market.
What started out as a better steering wheel here, painted wheel spokes there, a more delicate gear lever, an open window or two, graduated into a
pretty serious undertaking, where meticulous research would lead to the incorporation of every visible detail, but with the doors and bonnet tight
shut - he leaves that to his good friend Steve Barnett. Tim retired from MPH in 2006, but from time to time customers ask him to find a new home
for some of their models, please see "For sale" gallery on the website.

2nd MPH WRITE UP
MPH is the brand of Tim Dyke, Hookgate Cottage, Hookgate, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 4QD, England. He started as a kit builder But before
he started he did an enormous resarch job behind each model to get everything correct. That meant he made 40-50 changes to the original kit
including decals and even making new body castings for some of the models. He used to make 25 models of each car model. He also made at least
two kits for sale in his own range. In his range was the 3 Provence Moulage Bristol 450s and some AC Bristols from different kit manufacturers.

NEO
Very well finished resincast models. Mostly road cars, though with a few interesting competition subjects. Rapidly establishing themselves
as one of the best ranges we see in terms of quality and value for money. Made in China.

PATHFINDER was set up by Jeff and Sue Sharrock.
They were based in a village near Chester and the range comprised British cars from the 50s and 60s. At first sales were not too good and so the
decision was made to make the models as limited editions, usually 600 at a time in two colours. The convertibles usually came with top up or top
down - 300 of each. Towards the end of production the 600 number dropped quite a lot. Pete Kenna made some, but not all masters. Others were made
by Ian Pickering. They also produce models for other companies such as G.W Engineering and Minicar 43.
Eventually the range was stopped due mainly to Jeff's ill-health. Today mint, certificated and boxed examples are highly prized and some command
high prices. Others are cheaper and often were less prized when new - there's no logic as to what is expensive and what isn't...they're all nice.
GW Engineering versions came in plain boxes and were produced in smaller numbers. They were modifications of the basic range.
Pathfinder also made a few European cars which never sold well and don't sell well now - Renault Dauphine, Borgward Isabella TS Coupe and Facel
Vega. Others were made for Minicar 43, mainly Fords, and the Ford Cortina 1600E is particularly pricey if you can find one. These were usually
made in two colours, one with left hand drive the other with right hand drive.

PREMIER CAR COLLECTION
Whilst this 1/64th Japanese model is listed under the name Premier Car Collection, it has been listed on EBAY under other names such as "YOU MODELLINI".
It was apparently produced for sale in stores like 7 - 11.

PINKO
Reasonably well finished low cost resin hand builts. Shapes usually good, paint finishes can be a little heavy but generally speaking improving all the time. Made in Italy.

PROVENCE MOULAGE
Provence Moulage, like too many model manufacturers, are no longer in business. They manufactured in resin, OK it's plastic but has a different
implication when discussing model cars! A lot of their masters went to Norev but most of the racing ones have been taken on by one of the very small
French manufacturers but I can't remember who at the moment. The website www.provence-moulage.com does not appear to be a relevant website? An unnamed
source has suggested that the moulds etc may have been bought by Bizarre Models and as such are now produced in metal as finished items instead of
plastic kits.

RENAISSANCE MODELS - KITS & BUILT AC BRISTOL 1957 AND 1962
Renaissance models are made in France and come as either a kit or a complete built model. Website www.renaissance-models.co.

REPLICARS
John Haynes was an early manufacturer of white metal models under the Replicars range. He produced some beautiful early '50's Ferraris amongst other
things. His masters were taken over by K&R Replicas.

ROBERTS JOHN
John Roberts custom-built models cars are all 1/43 scale and based on existing handbuilt white metal models. He mainly works with Brooklin, Lansdowne, Robeddie, Somerville and Kenna.
He has also carried out conversion and restoration work on Pathfinder, Crossway, and K&R. His model conversions are officially acknowledged by Brooklin ,Somerville, Western Models
and Durham Classics.
He accepts commissions for one-off conversions and also produce small runs of special models. In the past he has made small production runs of British cars. The Hillman Californian,
Zephyr station wagon and Austin A95 Countryman were all made to order but are no longer available. Examples of these models are shown in his gallery, which is divided into American makes,
British and European cars and commercials, including emergency service vehicles. John Robert Custom Built Model Cars.

SUN MODELS
Sun Motor is a brand made by Roderick Ward, Leeds , England. He is still in business marketing different brands as Bugattiana, Bijou and Rapide.
He is probably more known as editor of "Model Auto Review", a magazine presenting model cars in all scales. The Bristol 450 1954 was probably
made in 1980's. When Provence Moulage later issued their model of the same car, it is suspected that they copied Sun Model, as both have the
same faults!

TOMTE LAERDAL
The company was started in 1940 by Aasmund Sigurd Laerdal in Stavanger, Norway. Originally a small publishing house, it specialized in greetings cards
and children's books. By 1943, the company had expanded into the manufacturing of wooden toys under the name Smavare Industry.
In 1951, the company began manufacturing realistic play dolls and "furniture friendly" toy cars under the name Tomte Laerdal. These were similar in concept
to cars made by the Auburn Rubber Company in the United States or Galanite of Sweden, though the Swedish products were sometimes almost promotional in detail.
The first series included an Opel, a Volkswagen, and a Mercedes 190 roadster, which are quite collectible today. Other models included a Studebaker pickup,
a Renault Floride sports car, a Volkswagen transporter pickup and others.

In many cases, like the 1960 Chevrolet El Camino, the Tomte toys seem to have been recycled dies previously created by Corgi Toys and Dinky Toys for their 1:43 scale
diecast metal vehicles produced in the 1960s in Great Britain. The Tomte's, however, were cast in rubber. Many models and scales were produced, but three to four inch
vehicles were the most common. Alternatively, Tomte Laerdal toys were at times marketed in different countries under different names. Around 1968, a company called
Creative Playthings from Priceton, New Jersey, marketed Tomte cars (apparently unchanged) simply as 'Mini-Cars' (Citroen DS 2007-2012). Tomte rubber cars were very popular.
Over 100 million were sold in over 110 countries. They were produced through 1978.

TW COLLECTIONS
A gentleman named Trevor Wright retired and cast these gems as a hobby in small quantities. Although the kits are not perhaps up to today’s fine art
models, he produced some rare and unusual vehicles. Apparently not remade since these kits were new in the 80's / 90's (?). It is understood that some of his moulds came
from Mikansue after they stopped production.

Die-cast toys and models come in various scales, the most popular ones being:-
1:12 scale - Very large models usually about 14 or 15 inches long often targeted at adults who are more into serious collecting and high detail.
These models are generally much more expensive than the 1:18 models.
1:18 scale - Large models usually about 7 or 8 inches long, often targeted at adults.
1:24 scale - Similar to G scale Nascar Cars,which are 1:22.5 scale, extremely popular in America.
1:32 scale - Intermediate size most common for vintage cars and model tractors and Scalextric.
1:36 scale - Also made by Maisto, Kinsmart and Welly.
1:43 scale - made popular by Dinky and Corgi, the most popular scale with model car collectors internationally - similar to O scale model trains.
1:48 scale - aircraft sold in this scale to match plastic model kits.
1:50 scale - trucks, buses, construction equipment, promotional models, military vehicles - similar in size to O scale model trains.
1:55 scale - used by Siku and Disney Pixar Cars Die-Cast Line by Mattel.
1:60 scale - the scale of the immensely popular pre-war and post-war military vehicles series by Dinky Toys (including military Dinky Supertoys).
1:64 scale - popular for farm models and American model trucks. Matchbox, Hot Wheels and model Nascar cars are nominally this size.
1:72 scale - A growing scale for military die-cast AFVs.
1:76 scale - highly detailed mainly British buses and lorries such as those by EFE and Corgi OOC - same as OO scale model trains.
1:87 scale - One of the smallest in scale products widely available in the markets. - same as HO scale model trains.